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1/. On 5 March 2020, the BBC reported that a 70 year-old woman in Reading had became the first Briton to die of COVID19
Three years on - this Sunday - we mark #CovidMemorialDay by lighting a candle at 7pm & observing a minute's silence to honour the dead
covidmemorialday.org.uk
Three years on - this Sunday - we mark #CovidMemorialDay by lighting a candle at 7pm & observing a minute's silence to honour the dead
covidmemorialday.org.uk
2/. One doesn’t truly recover from loss. If you are lucky, you will heal from loss. But never completely
Shakespeare warns that if we fail to "give sorrow words the grief will o-er wrought heart & bid it break"
#CovidMemorialDay we give our sorrow words
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
Shakespeare warns that if we fail to "give sorrow words the grief will o-er wrought heart & bid it break"
#CovidMemorialDay we give our sorrow words
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
3/. In the UK, #COVID deaths became so entwined with politics that the simple act of grieving became almost a political act
But grief doesn’t care about politics
You could be left or right - @piersmorgan or @Piers_Corbyn - & feel the same need to grieve.
But grief doesn’t care about politics
You could be left or right - @piersmorgan or @Piers_Corbyn - & feel the same need to grieve.
🧵 1/19 Oh, so you've been "touched by #Covid19?"
Did you say goodbye to a loved one via a computer screen? Did you drop them off at an ER only to see them next, in person, in a coffin?
@MarkedByCovid
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Did you say goodbye to a loved one via a computer screen? Did you drop them off at an ER only to see them next, in person, in a coffin?
@MarkedByCovid
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2/ Did your loved one catch Covid and die just weeks before they were able to get a vaccine because the US has failed to deliver on #VaccineEquity? @JanethNunezdelP @MarkedByCovid
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3/ Was your mother, a #HealthCareHero, forced to reuse #PPE while confronting patients who refused to mask because their governor @GregAbbott_TX said it wasn't necessary? @itsmefi @MarkedByCovid
cnn.com/2020/07/27/opi…
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1/. #BREAKING #COVID NEWSFLASH: The “official scientific advisers" behind the #HerdImmunityScandal were in reality were political advisors, appointed by politicians, who's advice had little or no basis in science (e.g. “Dr” David Halpern who has a doctorate in Political Science)
2/. Today’s findings are not new
The truth has been in plain sight from the start
We didn’t need #Cummings to tell us
Indeed, @Dominic2306 ‘revelations’ raised far more questions than answers
It was clear that #HerdImmunity was the strategy & they didn’t “pivot away” from it
The truth has been in plain sight from the start
We didn’t need #Cummings to tell us
Indeed, @Dominic2306 ‘revelations’ raised far more questions than answers
It was clear that #HerdImmunity was the strategy & they didn’t “pivot away” from it
3/. Every epidemiologist, virologist or public health expert will tell you that #HerdImmunity is an “outcome” NEVER a “strategy”
Without a vaccine it would involve sacrificing the vulnerable in vast numbers
This “strategy” would also clearly damage the economy
So why do it?👇
Without a vaccine it would involve sacrificing the vulnerable in vast numbers
This “strategy” would also clearly damage the economy
So why do it?👇
Today is Mango’s 8th birthday
He’s my boy
Full of love & joy & play
If you ask him: “Do you want to go for a walk tomorrow” or “Did you have a nice walk yesterday” he jumps up & get his lead
It’s cos he doesn’t dream of the future or cling to the past
He lives in the moment.
He’s my boy
Full of love & joy & play
If you ask him: “Do you want to go for a walk tomorrow” or “Did you have a nice walk yesterday” he jumps up & get his lead
It’s cos he doesn’t dream of the future or cling to the past
He lives in the moment.
For his birthday I took Mango window shopping in Smithfields & Chinatown
It was a chance to try out his new present - the Lover’s Lead (“One of the stupidest inventions ever” Stephen Hawking / “I’m out!” @DeborahMeaden)
The birthday boy had some crispy duck & he’s now knackered
It was a chance to try out his new present - the Lover’s Lead (“One of the stupidest inventions ever” Stephen Hawking / “I’m out!” @DeborahMeaden)
The birthday boy had some crispy duck & he’s now knackered
In 1962, Marilyn Monroe shimmied onto the Madison Square Garden stage in a flesh-coloured gown covered in 2,500 rhinestones & serenaded JFK with ‘Happy Birthday’
The crowd went wild
Yesterday, Logan J Parker did the same thing for Mango on his birthday
The crowd also went wild
The crowd went wild
Yesterday, Logan J Parker did the same thing for Mango on his birthday
The crowd also went wild
Today I joined hundreds, including @SurvivorsChange, @Survivor_Corps @nynurses yellowheartmemorial.com
to march across Brooklyn Bridge for those lost to #COVID19
#MarchToRemember
I updated number of lost this AM: 632, 647
Now it's 632,979.
300+ died while we marched.
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to march across Brooklyn Bridge for those lost to #COVID19
#MarchToRemember
I updated number of lost this AM: 632, 647
Now it's 632,979.
300+ died while we marched.
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This woman lost both her parents w/in days to #COVID19 2 weeks later, her entire family got it.
Talking w/ @dianaberrent founder @Survivor_Corps thanking her cuz FB group was "only place" to find info on what to do when infected.
"I think you saved our lives."
#LongCovid
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Talking w/ @dianaberrent founder @Survivor_Corps thanking her cuz FB group was "only place" to find info on what to do when infected.
"I think you saved our lives."
#LongCovid
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The first woman lost her father to #COVID19 after he contracted it singing at church.
The little girl lost her abuelita.
The woman holding the sign lost her husband in Oct '20.
The man lost his partner of 30+ years in Apr '20
"They only had 3 ways to try to save him then."
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The little girl lost her abuelita.
The woman holding the sign lost her husband in Oct '20.
The man lost his partner of 30+ years in Apr '20
"They only had 3 ways to try to save him then."
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Tonight’s #supermoon is at its fullest
It is near its closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit & seem bigger & brighter than usual
April’s full moon is also known as the Pink Moon, as its appearance coincides with the flowering of a type of pink moss.
It is near its closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit & seem bigger & brighter than usual
April’s full moon is also known as the Pink Moon, as its appearance coincides with the flowering of a type of pink moss.
Astrophotographer, Andrew McCarthy, used 50,000 photos to produce this detailed image of the Moon.
The near side of the Moon is marked by dark volcanic maria ("seas"), which fill the spaces between bright ancient crustal highlands & prominent impact craters. (pic @Mario_Livio)
The near side of the Moon is marked by dark volcanic maria ("seas"), which fill the spaces between bright ancient crustal highlands & prominent impact craters. (pic @Mario_Livio)
“By thy pale beams I solitary rove
To thee my tender grief confide Serenely sweet you gild the silent grove
My friend, my goddess, & my guide.”
The view from my neighbour’s telescope on #CovidMemorialDay
The moon was in its waxing gibbous phase
The Sea of Tranquility is clear.
To thee my tender grief confide Serenely sweet you gild the silent grove
My friend, my goddess, & my guide.”
The view from my neighbour’s telescope on #CovidMemorialDay
The moon was in its waxing gibbous phase
The Sea of Tranquility is clear.
“If you see me - shivering & dumbed with loss - stand by me, because grief needs a witness”
Tmw - on the anniversary of the UK’s late lockdown - take a moment to grieve
Put candle in your window & observe a minute’s silence at 8pm.
#CovidMemorialDay #DayOfReflection
#COVID19
Tmw - on the anniversary of the UK’s late lockdown - take a moment to grieve
Put candle in your window & observe a minute’s silence at 8pm.
#CovidMemorialDay #DayOfReflection
#COVID19
It is important to remember that grief isn’t all about sorrow
You can only experience grief if you have experienced love
Indeed, grief is the collateral damage of love
The more deeply you have loved, the more painfully felt the grief #CovidMemorialDay #COVID19 #DayOfReflection
You can only experience grief if you have experienced love
Indeed, grief is the collateral damage of love
The more deeply you have loved, the more painfully felt the grief #CovidMemorialDay #COVID19 #DayOfReflection
"To heal we must remember"
When @JoeBiden was elected, @CovidMemoryDay contacted his staffers
The first thing #Biden did on coming to office was hold a #COVIDMemorialDay
"I’d no idea how much I need that,” one man wrote
#DayOfReflection #COVID19 #Covid
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When @JoeBiden was elected, @CovidMemoryDay contacted his staffers
The first thing #Biden did on coming to office was hold a #COVIDMemorialDay
"I’d no idea how much I need that,” one man wrote
#DayOfReflection #COVID19 #Covid
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
1/. One year ago, the BBC reported that a 70 year-old woman in Reading had became the first Briton to die of #COVID19
A year on, it is time for the UK to take a moment to grieve
Today we mark #CovidMemorialDay
Join our 7pm candle-lit minute's silence.
covidmemorialday.org.uk
A year on, it is time for the UK to take a moment to grieve
Today we mark #CovidMemorialDay
Join our 7pm candle-lit minute's silence.
covidmemorialday.org.uk
2/. Shakespeare warns that if we fail to "give sorrow words the grief will o-er wrought heart and bid it break".
#CovidMemorialDay is a day to give our sorrow words
Take a moment to reflect on those lost, individually or collectively, over the last year covidmemorialday.org.uk/2021/03/04/pre…
#CovidMemorialDay is a day to give our sorrow words
Take a moment to reflect on those lost, individually or collectively, over the last year covidmemorialday.org.uk/2021/03/04/pre…
3/. The importance of grieving & the power of collective grief shouldn’t be underestimated
Unless we process our grief, it can easily turn into anger or depression - & there is a great deal of that swilling about
Grief is healthy. Necessary
It is the collateral damage of love
Unless we process our grief, it can easily turn into anger or depression - & there is a great deal of that swilling about
Grief is healthy. Necessary
It is the collateral damage of love
1/. #OneYearAgoToday a 70 year-old woman in the Royal Berkshire hospital became the first Briton to die of #COVID19
Tmw, exactly a year after her death was reported, we will mark #CovidMemorialDay
Share your memory
Join 7pm candle-lit minute's silence
covidmemorialday.org.uk
Tmw, exactly a year after her death was reported, we will mark #CovidMemorialDay
Share your memory
Join 7pm candle-lit minute's silence
covidmemorialday.org.uk
2/. Shakespeare warns that if we fail to "give sorrow words the grief will o-er wrought heart and bid it break".
#CovidMemorialDay is a day to give our sorrow words
Take a moment to reflect on those lost, individually or collectively, over the last year
#CovidMemorialDay is a day to give our sorrow words
Take a moment to reflect on those lost, individually or collectively, over the last year
3/. On 5 March, it was reported that a 70-year-old woman in the Royal Berkshire Hospital, had become the 1st Briton to die of #COVID
On Friday - exactly one year on -
we will take a moment to remember: a moment to grieve
Light a candle
A minute’s silence 7pm
#CovidMemorialDay
On Friday - exactly one year on -
we will take a moment to remember: a moment to grieve
Light a candle
A minute’s silence 7pm
#CovidMemorialDay
On 5 March, it was reported that a 70-year-old woman in the Royal Berkshire Hospital, had become the first Briton to die of #COVID19
This Friday - exactly one year on -
we will take a moment to remember: a moment to grieve.
Light a candle
A minute silence 7pm
#CovidMemorialDay
This Friday - exactly one year on -
we will take a moment to remember: a moment to grieve.
Light a candle
A minute silence 7pm
#CovidMemorialDay
Shakespeare says we must "give sorrow words" & he warns that "the grief that does not speak whispers o’er-fraught heart & bids it break”
#COVIDMemorialDay on 5th March, is a day to put words to our sorrow
It is a moment to remember: a moment to grieve
covidmemorialday.org.uk
#COVIDMemorialDay on 5th March, is a day to put words to our sorrow
It is a moment to remember: a moment to grieve
covidmemorialday.org.uk
The importance of grieving & the power of collective grief should not be underestimated
One doesn’t recover from grief. If you are lucky, you heal from grief. But never completely
Unless we process our grief, it can easily turn into anger or depression. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
One doesn’t recover from grief. If you are lucky, you heal from grief. But never completely
Unless we process our grief, it can easily turn into anger or depression. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
“If you see me - shivering and dumbed with loss - stand by me, because grief needs a witness”
We can weep at a wildlife film, but shut out grief that is closer to home
On 5 March - a year after the first Briton died of #COVID19 - we will take a moment to mourn
#CovidMemorialDay
We can weep at a wildlife film, but shut out grief that is closer to home
On 5 March - a year after the first Briton died of #COVID19 - we will take a moment to mourn
#CovidMemorialDay
Shakespeare writes: “Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers o-er wrought heart & bids it break”
Most countries have had a national moment to mourn the dead
Spain had a 10-day period of remembrance
#CovidMemorialDay was Biden’s 1st act
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
Most countries have had a national moment to mourn the dead
Spain had a 10-day period of remembrance
#CovidMemorialDay was Biden’s 1st act
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
Grief is the collateral damage of love
The deeper the love, the more painful the grief
On March 5 2021, the BBC reported that a 70-year-old woman in Reading had become the first Briton to die of #COVID
On March 5 2021, we will mark #CovidMemorialDay UK.
covidmemorialday.org.uk
The deeper the love, the more painful the grief
On March 5 2021, the BBC reported that a 70-year-old woman in Reading had become the first Briton to die of #COVID
On March 5 2021, we will mark #CovidMemorialDay UK.
covidmemorialday.org.uk
"If you see me – shivering & dumbed with loss – stand by me. Because grief needs a witness.”
Today, people in the USA will come together in a moment of collective grief for the 400,000 souls lost to #COVID19 there
#CovidMemorialDay is a day for all of us
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
Today, people in the USA will come together in a moment of collective grief for the 400,000 souls lost to #COVID19 there
#CovidMemorialDay is a day for all of us
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
Grief is the collateral damage of love. The deeper the love, the more painful the grief
Shakespeare warns
“Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers o’er-fraught heart & bids it break”
#COVIDMemorialDay is a day to put words to our sorrow
covidmemorialday.org.uk/2020/12/20/cov…
Shakespeare warns
“Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers o’er-fraught heart & bids it break”
#COVIDMemorialDay is a day to put words to our sorrow
covidmemorialday.org.uk/2020/12/20/cov…
One doesn’t truly recover from loss
If you are lucky, you will heal from loss
But never completely
Unless we process our grief it can turn into anger or depression
We've seen a lot of that over the last year
#CovidMemorialDay is a moment to remember
A moment to grieve.
If you are lucky, you will heal from loss
But never completely
Unless we process our grief it can turn into anger or depression
We've seen a lot of that over the last year
#CovidMemorialDay is a moment to remember
A moment to grieve.
“Tomorrow , the people of America will not just be united in states, they will also be united in grief.
On 5 March, one year since the first Briton died of #Covid19, we will be marking #CovidMemorialDay in the UK.” @Independent
Follow @CovidMemoryDay
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On 5 March, one year since the first Briton died of #Covid19, we will be marking #CovidMemorialDay in the UK.” @Independent
Follow @CovidMemoryDay
google.co.uk/amp/s/www.inde…
“One doesn’t recover from grief. If you're lucky, you heal from grief. But never completely. Unless we process our grief it can turn into anger or depression. We've seen a lot of that in America over the last year.”
PRESS RELEASE for #CovidMemorialDay USA covidmemorialday.org.uk/2020/12/20/cov…
PRESS RELEASE for #CovidMemorialDay USA covidmemorialday.org.uk/2020/12/20/cov…
"To live in this world you must be able to do three things:
To love what is mortal
To hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it
And, when the time comes to let it go. To let it go."
Sue McAlpine reads ‘In Black Water Woods’ for #CovidMemorialDay.
#COVID19
To love what is mortal
To hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it
And, when the time comes to let it go. To let it go."
Sue McAlpine reads ‘In Black Water Woods’ for #CovidMemorialDay.
#COVID19
JOURNALIST: Why, after 10 months, are there still no checks at airports?
@BorisJohnson: Um...er...We will be bringing in measures to...um...er...to ensure that we...err...test people coming into this country & prevent the virus...er...being re-admitted.
@piersmorgan last July👇
@BorisJohnson: Um...er...We will be bringing in measures to...um...er...to ensure that we...err...test people coming into this country & prevent the virus...er...being re-admitted.
@piersmorgan last July👇
The PM, #BorisJohnson, also says at the start of his answer👆
“Just to repeat, schools are safe” on the same day he just introduced a new #lockdown & shut down schools because they’re not safe.
#Lockdown3 #schoolclosures #COVID19 #coronavirus #HerdImmunityScandal #covidbriefing
“Just to repeat, schools are safe” on the same day he just introduced a new #lockdown & shut down schools because they’re not safe.
#Lockdown3 #schoolclosures #COVID19 #coronavirus #HerdImmunityScandal #covidbriefing
#BorisJohnson makes clear his strategy is sometimes to PRETEND not to know what's going on so that when he ACTUALLY doesn’t know, people won’t be able to tell the difference
The trouble is that we can ALL tell
Is the #BumblingStrategy really govt policy?
The trouble is that we can ALL tell
Is the #BumblingStrategy really govt policy?
1/. “If you’re with someone you love hold them close. If you can’t be with someone you love or you’ve lost someone you love, take a moment after reading this. Close your eyes. Breath. And on think them. Think of their laugh, their touch. their soul."
These ladybirds made me cry.
These ladybirds made me cry.
2/. I’d cycled to Totteridge ystdy & spotted the ladybirds on a gravestone
It was a beautiful day
Beside the grave was a 2,000 year old yew tree
The tree - thought to be the oldest living thing in London - got me thinking about mortality & all the grief that this year has seen
It was a beautiful day
Beside the grave was a 2,000 year old yew tree
The tree - thought to be the oldest living thing in London - got me thinking about mortality & all the grief that this year has seen
3/. “The world’s more full of weeping than he can understand” (Yeats)
There is a lot of grief at the moment
Grief is important. It’s the flip side of love.
The more you deeply you love, the more deeply you must grieve
#CovidMemorialDay (1st Jan) hopes to help express our loss
There is a lot of grief at the moment
Grief is important. It’s the flip side of love.
The more you deeply you love, the more deeply you must grieve
#CovidMemorialDay (1st Jan) hopes to help express our loss
There were 492 new coronavirus deaths in the UK ystdy?
Why isn’t this headline news?
Why aren’t the dead acknowledged?
We must “Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers o-er wrought heart & bids it break.”
#CovidMemorialDay = 1 January
bylinetimes.com/2020/09/04/cov…
Why isn’t this headline news?
Why aren’t the dead acknowledged?
We must “Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers o-er wrought heart & bids it break.”
#CovidMemorialDay = 1 January
bylinetimes.com/2020/09/04/cov…
Rather than reporting on the 492 Britons who died of #COVID19 ystdy (including a 13 year-old) or the 397 who died the day before or the hundreds who died in the days before that, the media are focussing on the important stories like @JeremyClarkson’s bum! #CovidMemorialDay 1/1/21
“It doesn’t matter if you’re left or right, a Leaver or Remainer, @piersmorgan or @Piers_Corbyn, we all need to take the time to grieve.”
Six months after the first Briton died of #COVID19 we held UK #CovidMemorialDay
1/1/21 is World Covid Memorial Day
Six months after the first Briton died of #COVID19 we held UK #CovidMemorialDay
1/1/21 is World Covid Memorial Day
Exactly 6 months ago, a 70-year-old woman in Reading, became the first Briton to die of #COVID19
Today - with tens of thousands of lives lost - we will take a moment to feel the grief
To give words to our sorrow
To speak their names
Join us! #CovidMemorialDay @CovidMemoryDay
Today - with tens of thousands of lives lost - we will take a moment to feel the grief
To give words to our sorrow
To speak their names
Join us! #CovidMemorialDay @CovidMemoryDay
The #CovidMemorialDay service in London begins at 5pm and is being live-streamed HERE👇
There are still some places available for those who have been affected by COVID19 & would like to attend
At 8pm there will be vigils in Traf Sq & around the country.
There are still some places available for those who have been affected by COVID19 & would like to attend
At 8pm there will be vigils in Traf Sq & around the country.
To find out about your closest vigil or to tell us about a vigil you are organising locally, see this thread which lists #CovidMemorialDay vigils happening tonight
It’s not too late to attend & if you aren’t in London you can watch it live on YouTube. 5pm https://t.co/N7ukQ67vdY
It’s not too late to attend & if you aren’t in London you can watch it live on YouTube. 5pm https://t.co/N7ukQ67vdY
"Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'erfraught heart & bids it break." (Shakespeare)
On Saturday, 6 months after the first Briton was reported to have died of #COVID, #CovidMemorialDay will be a moment to give our sorrow words. covid19memorialforest.fund/press-release-…
On Saturday, 6 months after the first Briton was reported to have died of #COVID, #CovidMemorialDay will be a moment to give our sorrow words. covid19memorialforest.fund/press-release-…
There will be a service in Newington Green Church, 5pm, (numbers limited) & a candle-lit vigil in Trafalgar Sq, 8pm
If you're not in London, we're hoping there'll be vigils held in cities, towns & villages across the country
Why not do one where you are?
(see @CovidMemoryDay)
If you're not in London, we're hoping there'll be vigils held in cities, towns & villages across the country
Why not do one where you are?
(see @CovidMemoryDay)
#CovidMemorialDay is formed of:
@ForestOfMemory who are ALSO planting a forest;
@HelpThemHelpUs_ who are ALSO supporting NHS frontline staff; &
@HearOurElders, who are ALSO capturing the wisdom or our elders whilst they are with us
But we ALSO need you
@ForestOfMemory who are ALSO planting a forest;
@HelpThemHelpUs_ who are ALSO supporting NHS frontline staff; &
@HearOurElders, who are ALSO capturing the wisdom or our elders whilst they are with us
But we ALSO need you
JOURNALISTS & EDITORS
On 5 March, a 70-year-old woman became the first Briton reported to die of #COVID19. She would'nt be the last
On 5 Sept - 6 months on - #CovidMemorialDay are asking newspapers - national & local - to devote their front pages in memory of those we have lost
On 5 March, a 70-year-old woman became the first Briton reported to die of #COVID19. She would'nt be the last
On 5 Sept - 6 months on - #CovidMemorialDay are asking newspapers - national & local - to devote their front pages in memory of those we have lost
.@TIME magazine had devoted its cover to #COVID19 deaths in the US
Last Saturday, we marked exactly 6mths since the first Briton died of #coronavirus
It was also 6mths since PMs #TakeItOnTheChin comments
Today, it’s 6mths since @Peston revealed #HerdImmunity was govt strategy!
Last Saturday, we marked exactly 6mths since the first Briton died of #coronavirus
It was also 6mths since PMs #TakeItOnTheChin comments
Today, it’s 6mths since @Peston revealed #HerdImmunity was govt strategy!
Other countries- and their media - have helped put sorrow into words
In May Spain held a 10-day remembrance period
But in Britain, because everything about #coronavirus has become inextricably entwined with politics, even the act of grieving the dead has become a political act.
In May Spain held a 10-day remembrance period
But in Britain, because everything about #coronavirus has become inextricably entwined with politics, even the act of grieving the dead has become a political act.
1/. On 5 March, the BBC reported that a 70-year-old woman had became the first Briton to die of #COVID19
She would not be the last
On 5 September - 6 months & tens of thousands lives on - #CovidMemorialDay will offer a moment for us to come together to remember those we've lost
She would not be the last
On 5 September - 6 months & tens of thousands lives on - #CovidMemorialDay will offer a moment for us to come together to remember those we've lost
2/. There will be candlelit vigils & socially-distanced services of remembrance
The London service will be live-streamed from 6pm with limited places available for bereaved families, spiritual/cultural leaders
Why not arrange a vigil or service where you are?
#CovidMemorialDay
The London service will be live-streamed from 6pm with limited places available for bereaved families, spiritual/cultural leaders
Why not arrange a vigil or service where you are?
#CovidMemorialDay
3/. In May, as #COVID19 death toll in the US approached 100,000, the @nytimes agreed to devote their front page in memory of the dead.
We're calling on UK papers - national & local - to do the same on 5 Sept for #CovidMemorialDay.
Please join our call. nytimes.com/2020/05/23/rea…
We're calling on UK papers - national & local - to do the same on 5 Sept for #CovidMemorialDay.
Please join our call. nytimes.com/2020/05/23/rea…
This is no joke
“Govt to hire 'Head of Pandemic Preparedness' (salary <£61K)”
This comes 8 months too late
It comes 13 months after @BorisJohnson scrapped the govt’s anti-pandemic committee
It comes 4 years after #ExerciseCygnus found the UK was woefully unprepared.
#COVID19
“Govt to hire 'Head of Pandemic Preparedness' (salary <£61K)”
This comes 8 months too late
It comes 13 months after @BorisJohnson scrapped the govt’s anti-pandemic committee
It comes 4 years after #ExerciseCygnus found the UK was woefully unprepared.
#COVID19
Exercise Cygnus was a 2016 drill to show the UK's pandemic preparedness
Its recommendations weren't implemented
Ministers claim they thought they had been or plead total ignorance
@MattHancock claims he “was assured” recommendations had been implemented
Its recommendations weren't implemented
Ministers claim they thought they had been or plead total ignorance
@MattHancock claims he “was assured” recommendations had been implemented
“When it first came up in the media I asked my officials to go back & check that everything recommended by #ExerciseCygnus was done & that was the assurance I got,” says @MattHancock
I’ve been asking WHO these “officials” are. They were lying.
#COVID19
I’ve been asking WHO these “officials” are. They were lying.
#COVID19
